Division 18 Newsletter 1

A Letter From Your LTG… Dear NJ Key Clubbers and Advisors,

Greetings from Division 18! My name is Meagan Koch and I

am proud to announce that I will be serving as the Lieutenant

Governor for Division 18 for the 2010-2011 service year. Let me start

out by saying that I cannot wait to begin working with all of you

during this upcoming year. I know that all of us together will

achieve greatness.

I am a 17 year old junior at James Caldwell High School. As

a freshman in my home club I served as class representative and

my sophomore year as club secretary. This past year, I was

honored to serve as my club’s president. Throughout my time in

Key Club I have had so many wonderful experiences that I will

treasure forever, and I cannot wait to begin a new chapter in my

key club ‘career’.

Outside of Key Club, I enjoy playing tennis, not only for my

club, but Varsity at my school. I am also a member of the National

Honors Society and I also serve on my grades class council. I love

the beach, and I can’t wait until summer.

My goals for the upcoming service year:

* Have all officers trained by October 1st.

* Keep in contact with all clubs and try and strengthen weak

clubs

* Have all clubs have a great relationship with all of the K family

clubs in their area.

* Have many successful divisional projects and co divisional

projects

*Ensure that each club has a more active role in the mighty NJ

District

* Create at least one K Family Club in my area

* Show everyone how much fun Key Club can be!

It is my hope to take the clubs from division 18 to a new

level. I hope that they will become clubs that not only live

together but also clubs that work together. I wish to make all of

division 18 proud and to aid each club in a successful service

year. Feel free to visit our new Division 18 website

(kcdiv18.webs.com) that I will be constantly updating with

important key club information. If you have any questions,

comments or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Yours in Caring, Service, and Friendship,

Meagan Koch .

Inside This Issue: -Welcome message….1

-Elections………….2

-Division 18 online!.....2

-cMRF 101………….3

-RTCs……………...3

-09-10 Dist. Project..4

-District Convention...5

-ICON……………..5

-Important Contacts....6

-Calendar…………..6

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Division 18 Newsletter

Volume 4 Issue 1

In order to ensure a successful service year, it is important to make sure

that each club is led by caring and competent leaders. In order to make sure

that this happens, (if you haven’t already done so) be sure that you have your

club elections immediately!

It is very important for your club to hold its elections before school lets out,

not only will this allow your executive board to plan for the year over the

summer, but it also allows your club to start the school year off ahead of the

game. Once you have held your elections and you have a new president, vice

president, secretary, treasurer and editor, be sure to send in your officer roster (if

you need a copy just let me know) to district secretary Kevin Sun

(secretarysun@gmail.com and your lieutenant govenor. This is extremely

important in order for the district to provide your club and officers with helpful

information and training tools. If you have any questions about club elections or

the executive board roster, please don’t hesitate to ask.

A main goal of mine for this service year is to be in constant contact with

each club, officer, and general member of division 18. Along with emails, texts,

newsletters, and phone calls, I have created a new website dedicated to

everything related to Division 18 and Key Club. I will be constantly updating

this site as a place where officers and members can come to for ideas,

suggestions and information about the new Jersey District and Key club

International. You can access the site by visiting www.kcdiv18.webs.com. Feel

free to visit it any time. I look forward to your input and suggestions! ☺

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Calling ALL CLUB SECRETARIES! A part of your job as serving as your club’s secretary is to keep accurate records of your clubs activities and

service throughout the month. A club monthly report form is (a mandatory) way

to highlight your club and show your lieutenant governor and the district

everything your have accomplished throughout the month. Each secretary must

accurately complete the monthly report form (available online at njkeyclub.org)

and send it to your ltg, (ltgdiv18@gmail.com) your zone administrator Mrs. Werfel,

(cwkiw@aol.com) and our district secretary Kevin Sun (secretarysun@gmail.com)

. Please be sure to complete and send them in by the TENTH of EACH MONTH. For

example, the report for due on May 10th includes all activities held from April 10th-

may 10th. Also be sure to send them in over the summer. In total, a secretary will

send out 11 cMRFs to the 3 contacts listed above. (TIP: an easy way to fill these

out is to make sure that you take minutes at each meeting you attend). We look

forward to hearing from you on the 10th of every month as we do read these

reports. For more information on filling out a cMRF, and for a step-by-step guide,

please visit kcdiv18.webs.com or contact your lieutenant governor .

� ATTENTION ALL CLUB OFFICERS, are you ready to ROCK OUT WITH

SERVICE?! Be sure to join the NJ District at Spring RTCs. At this

extremely informative event, executive board members are trained

by their counterpart on the district board. You will learn in depth all

aspects of your executive board position and will be ready to carry

out your role in your club. You will also be able to attend other

awesome workshops from CSH to Unicef, to club publicity. YOU

definitely will learn a lot! Not only will this be a great event to

help you serve on your executive board, you will also be able to

bring home with you great ideas, fundraising strategies, and new

service projects! RTCS are held in both the spring and fall. (you only

have to attend one RTC, however it is best to attend the spring one

in order to get a jump start on your service year).

� Spring North RTC will be held at Morris Knolls High School on May

23rd. � More information will be available shortly however if you have any questions

please don’t hesitate to ask!

Two years ago, at the 63rd Annual District Convention,

enthusiastic Key Clubbers were ready to kick off their 4th

year serving the patients at Children’s Specialized Hospital.

With a district wide service goal of 11,679 hours11,679 hours11,679 hours11,679 hours: one for

each NJ Key Clubber, and a monetary goal of $84,350.16$84,350.16$84,350.16$84,350.16,

Key clubbers across the state were ready to volunteer their

time to make a difference. Whether it was by participating

in rec-therapy, holding a CSH walk, or even having a

successful bake sale, Key Clubbers were ready to make a

difference. When the time came for this past convention,

where everyone ‘traveled the world of service’ the true

impact our district has on the hospital was seen. Each

member, advisor, and guest, held their breath to hear the

end of year total. We are proud to announce that the NJ

District had surpassed our service goal and were able to

donate more than $60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000 to CSH! Due to such a

successful outcome, the NJ District is proud to announce

that CSH has been chosen for the FIFTHFIFTHFIFTHFIFTH year in a row to

serve as the New Jersey District Project. It has been a long

journey, but it’s not over yet- each key clubber is proud to

serve “our hospital” for the FIFTH year in a row!

For more information on how to serve

Children’s Specialized Hospital,

please contact your Lieutenant Governor.

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“We’ll See You there!”

That’s right, Division 18, the summer is right around the corner! And with the summer comes Key Club’s annual International Convention, this time in the historic Memphis, Tennessee! This year, Key Club International has put together an amazing Convention, and the District is planning yet another tour to go along with it!

ICON is a one week convention that drew over 1500 Key Club members , advisors, and administrators last year. During your time in Memphis, you’ll have the opportunity to meet new people, share Key Club Experiences, and leave with a new best friend. You’ll also get a taste of the various caucuses, workshops, elections, and delegations that make Key Club successful and make you a better Key Clubber.

The New Jersey District will travel to Memphis by bus, leaving New Jersey on the morning of July 4th, and returning on the evening of July 12th. On the road to ICON, we will stop at many points of interest, including Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio, Graceland, and the Civil Rights Museum. At ICON, the festivities begin with a private concert by Ohio pop-rock superstars Relient K, and continue with appearances by such celebrities as Clay Aiken and Josh Hutcherson!

It will truly be a week to remember. Anyone interested in attending, please contact YOUR LTG ASAP for more information (including a primer and registration form), as the first payment is due by May 15th. If money is an issue, feel free to ask your Kiwanis Club to help you out with the costs. They would be glad to help!

At the 64th Annual District Convention, Key Club members from across the state of New Jersey

traveled by planes, trains and automobiles in order to attend this highly anticipated event. A

highlight of each Key Clubbers Service year, District Convention is looked forward to from the

start of each year. With a theme of “travel the world of service” each member was excited to

say farewell to the past successful service year, and welcome in a new one. Whether it was

listening to motivational speeches, asking candidates caucus questions, winning fabulous awards

and gaining recognition for your club, participating in a walk for Children’s Specialized Hospital,

or dancing the night away, Key Clubbers everywhere had an awesome time. I would like to

congratulate our Immediate past Lieutenant Governor Brittney Lerman on receiving the Robert f.

Lucas Outstanding Lieutenant Governor’s award for her dedication and hard work throughout the

service year. I would also like to introduce to you the 2010-2011 New Jersey District Executive

Board. Serving as your District Governor will be Rachel Orbach, our District Secretary will be

Kevin Sun, District Treasurer will again be Devan Corona, and our District Editor will be Nicole

Darrah. With such an amazing District Convention, it looks as if our service year will be just as

successful. We look forward to seeing you at next year’s convention!

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Important Dates:

May: 10th: Club Monthly Report Form Due!

22nd: RTC SOUTH – Brick Memorial High

School

23rd: RTC NORTH- Morris Knolls High School

15th: Icon Primer Due

June: 10th: Club Monthly Report Form Due!

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